RF (Radio Frequency) Technician

Black River Systems Company; City of Utica (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

A small established research-oriented engineering firm is looking for an RF Technician in Utica, NY. The role involves setting up and maintaining telecommunications equipment, diagnosing signal issues, and conducting performance tests in both laboratory and field settings. Candidates should have an associate's degree in engineering technology or a related field, and strong analytical and communication skills. This position may require travel to various test sites across the United States, and the candidate must be able to obtain a Top Secret Security clearance.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in engineering technology or related field preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Understanding of RF theory, telecommunication electronics, and FCC regulations.
• Experience with relevant RF test equipment.
• Very strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel to test sites within NY and other US locations.
• Ability to obtain DoD Top Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Setup and maintain telecommunications and test equipment in lab and field environments.
• Diagnose signal issues using analysis tools to meet performance standards.
• Characterize system performance through modeling, lab, and field tests.
• Participate in project experiments and system testing.
• Support project experiments and system testing.
• Work at Black River and customer test sites.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Understanding of RF theory

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Communication skills

Education

Associate’s degree in engineering technology or related field

Tools

Spectrum analyzers

Signal generators

Oscilloscopes

Job description

Black River Systems Company, a small, established research‑oriented engineering firm headquartered in Utica, NY, is looking for an RF Technician. We are looking for someone to support our wireless cellular research in laboratory and field environments. This position is based in our Utica, NY location. This candidate will conduct a variety of tasks including 1) RF system and performance characterization, 2) system installation, configuration, and maintenance, and 3) experimentation and test support our advanced research projects.

Position Responsibilities:

• Setup, configure and maintain set of laboratory and field telecommunications and test equipment
• Inventory and asset management
• Diagnose signal issues using tools like spectrum analyzers and network analyzers to ensure systems meet performance standards.
• Characterize system performance through modeling, lab, and field test.
• Participate in project experiments and system testing
• Working at Black River and customer laboratory and field test sites.

Position Requirements:

• Associate’s degree in engineering technology or related field preferred; equivalent work experience will be considered.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Understanding of RF theory, telecommunication electronics, RF test equipment, and FCC regulations.
• Experience with spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and oscilloscopes.
• Very strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Working out of our Utica NY office, with possible weekly travel to test sites in Sangerfield NY, Rome NY, and Verona NY.
• Travel to customer test sites within the United States as needed.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret Security clearance. U.S. Citizenship is required.

Black River Systems is a small, growing employee‑owned company committed to advancing our employees’ quality of life on the job. We offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package. We are looking for an exceptional employee with strong technical skills and a personality suited to the small business environment. If you feel you qualify, please send your resume to: [e-mail]

Black River Systems is an equal opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. In addition, Black River Systems Company complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which we have facilities and employees.